Texas Gun Rights

Fifth Circuit Says Suppressors Are Second Amendment Arms — So Why Is DOJ Still Targeting Texans?

TXGR Staff — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:40:21 +0000

The Fifth Circuit just admitted what gun owners have known for years:

Suppressors are not some fringe accessory outside the Second Amendment.

They are arms.

In United States v. Comeaux, the Fifth Circuit upheld Brennan Comeaux’s conviction for possessing an unregistered suppressor under the National Firearms Act.

But the ruling also delivered a major Second Amendment victory by holding that suppressors are protected “Arms” because they make firearms safer and more effective for lawful self-defense.

For decades, Washington, D.C. has treated suppressors like machine guns — forcing peaceable gun owners into a federal registration scheme for devices that reduce noise, help prevent hearing damage, reduce recoil, reduce muzzle blast, improve accuracy, and make shooting safer.

“Suppressors are nothing more than hearing protection devices for gun owners, hunters, and anyone who values their hearing,” said Texas Gun Rights President Chris McNutt.

“The fact that Washington, D.C. regulates them like machine guns is absolutely absurd. The Fifth Circuit is right that suppressors are protected Arms. Now the courts and DOJ need to stop letting the NFA turn peaceable Americans into criminals.”

The federal government argued suppressors are not protected because a firearm can function without one.

The Fifth Circuit rejected that nonsense, holding that the Second Amendment protects arms that facilitate armed self-defense — not just the bare minimum parts needed to make a gun fire.

The Win — and the Catch

Comeaux still lost because the panel said it was bound by United States v. Peterson, an earlier Fifth Circuit case treating the NFA’s suppressor registration system as presumptively lawful unless a challenger proves the system has been put toward “abusive ends,” such as excessive fees or lengthy processing delays.

Comeaux did not build that record, so his conviction stands.

That means Comeaux does not legalize unregistered suppressors, strike down the NFA, or authorize Texans to ignore federal law without risk.

But it does blow a major hole in one of the federal government’s favorite arguments.

In the Fifth Circuit, DOJ can no longer comfortably pretend suppressors are outside the Second Amendment.

That is the absurd posture of the law after Comeaux: suppressors are protected by the Second Amendment, but the NFA registration machine survives because Peterson gives the federal government a presumption it never earned under Bruen.

Peterson Is the Next Fight

Judges Edith Brown Clement and Stuart Kyle Duncan concurred, but warned that Peterson should be revisited because Bruen requires courts to analyze Second Amendment cases using text, history, and tradition — not bureaucratic convenience or judge-made presumptions protecting federal gun control schemes.

If suppressors are protected Arms, the next question is whether the NFA’s registration regime can survive a true Second Amendment test.

That fight is coming.

“Made In Texas” Suppressors

The ruling lands squarely in the middle of Texas’ fight over suppressors manufactured and kept inside the Lone Star State.

Texas passed its “Made in Texas” suppressor law to protect suppressors made and retained within Texas from federal overreach.

But ATF never backed down.

Federal bureaucrats continued treating Texas-made suppressors as NFA-regulated items, and Texans who tried to rely on state law were left facing raids, seizures, forfeiture fights, prosecution threats, and the full weight of the federal gun control machine.

That is exactly what happened to 1836, LLC.

In August 2024, ATF agents targeted the Texas suppressor company at a Fort Worth hunting expo, seizing inventory, firearms, electronics, and business property.

ATF seized property.

DOJ let the case drag on.

No indictment.

No clean resolution.

No return to normal.

Just years of federal pressure hanging over Texans who believed state law meant something.

DOJ has since opened discussions in the case, creating the first real sign that resolution may be possible.

And now Comeaux makes DOJ’s position harder to defend.

The ruling does not solve every problem facing 1836, LLC. The NFA still exists. Peterson still stands. Federal prosecutors may still claim the registration scheme remains enforceable.

But if suppressors are Second Amendment Arms, then ATF was not merely seizing “accessories.”

It was seizing items the Fifth Circuit now recognizes as constitutionally protected.

The Real Problem Is the NFA

The problem is bigger than one defendant, one business, or one raid.

The ruling in Comeaux does not end the fight.

It exposes the fight.

Suppressors are protected arms, yet the NFA still gives federal bureaucrats the power to register, delay, raid, seize, and prosecute peaceable gun owners over hearing protection devices.

That is not public safety.

That is federal overreach.

The question is whether DOJ will respect what the Fifth Circuit just recognized — or keep defending a federal scheme that criminalizes Texans for exercising rights the Constitution already protects.

Take Action: It’s time to end the federal scheme that treats peaceable gun owners like criminals. Sign Texas Gun Rights’ petition to abolish the ATF and repeal the NFA today.

NAGR Political Director Challenges Virginia Gun Ban

TXGR Staff — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:40:07 +0000

Director of TXGR Affiliate Challenging Virginia Gun Ban

A new lawsuit filed in Virginia is taking direct aim at one of the gun confiscation lobby’s newest attacks on semi-automatic firearms and standard-capacity magazines.

The complaint, filed in the Circuit Court of Spotsylvania County, challenges Virginia’s 2026 ban on so-called “assault firearms” and magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds.

One of the lead plaintiffs is Dustin R. Curtis, Director of Political Affairs for the National Association for Gun Rights, Texas Gun Rights’ national affiliate.

Curtis is suing individually and in his capacity as a member of the Virginia Unorganized Militia.

The challenged law, passed as SB 749 and HB 217, is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026.

According to the complaint, the law bans the sale, purchase, importation, manufacture, and transfer of a broad class of semi-automatic centerfire rifles and pistols, while separately banning the sale, purchase, importation, and transfer of magazines holding more than 15 rounds.

Violations carry criminal penalties.

Virginia’s Militia Clause Takes Center Stage

The lawsuit argues that Virginia’s new ban violates Article I, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution, which declares that “a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state.”

The plaintiffs argue that this language is not meaningless decoration.

It is binding constitutional text.

And if the Virginia Constitution guarantees a militia “composed of the body of the people” and “trained to arms,” then the government cannot ban the very arms and magazines the people would need to train, serve, and defend a free state.

The lawsuit argues the ban reaches arms that are commonly owned by peaceable Americans for lawful purposes, including AR-15-pattern rifles and standard semi-automatic pistols.

It also points out that Virginia exempts law enforcement and government agents from the same restrictions imposed on ordinary citizens.

In other words, Virginia admits these arms and magazines are useful for armed public service — then forbids the body of the people from acquiring them.

That double standard is at the center of the case.

“The gun confiscation lobby always hides behind fake labels like ‘assault weapon’ because they know the truth is devastating to their agenda,” said Texas Gun Rights President Chris McNutt.

“These are common, lawful firearms owned by millions of peaceable Americans. And Dustin Curtis is doing exactly what every gun owner should do when politicians try to criminalize the right to keep and bear arms: fight back without compromise.”

The complaint also includes Bob’s Gun Shop, a Virginia firearms dealer, along with individual plaintiffs W. Michael Wood and Daniel Hinkson.

Hinkson, a former Marine and firearms instructor, argues the law would interfere with his ability to teach students how to safely and effectively use the very firearms the law targets.Bob’s Gun Shop argues the law would prohibit the sale and transfer of firearms and magazines that make up a significant portion of its business.

The lawsuit asks the court to declare both the firearm ban and magazine ban unconstitutional and to block enforcement through preliminary and permanent injunctions.

Virginia Is the Warning. Texas Is the Target.

For gun owners, the case is a reminder that the fight over semi-automatic firearms and standard-capacity magazines is far from over.

Thanks to the relentless mobilization of Texas Gun Rights members, policies like this are not likely to come to Texas any time soon.

But, if gun owners sit on the sidelines, Texas could be only one election cycle away from this same reality.

What the gun confiscation lobby is doing in Virginia is exactly what they will try to do in Texas if they seize power.

“When anti-gun politicians in Virginia move to ban semi-automatic firearms and standard-capacity magazines, that threat does not stop at Virginia’s border,” McNutt said.

“These fights set precedents and build momentum. And if gun owners do not crush these schemes wherever they appear, the gun confiscation lobby will bring them to every state they can, including Texas.”
That is why Texas remains a top target for George Soros and gun-grabbing, far-Left interests.They know what every gun owner knows: if they can flip Texas, they can break the national firewall for the Second Amendment.Texas Gun Rights will continue standing with NAGR and gun owners across the country in the fight to stop these bans before they spread.

Because the Second Amendment does not end at a state line.

And the right to keep and bear arms is not subject to a politician’s permission slip.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights fight semi-auto bans, magazine bans, and every attack on the right to keep and bear arms — without compromise.

Supreme Court Puts Major Limit on Federal Marijuana Gun Ban

TXGR Staff — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:39:47 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court just put a major limit on one of Washington’s broadest gun bans.

In United States v. Hemani, the Court unanimously ruled that the federal government cannot automatically strip a peaceable American of his gun rights simply because he uses marijuana.

Nobody should handle firearms while high.

Just like nobody should handle firearms while drunk.

But drinking a beer does not erase the Second Amendment.

And smoking marijuana should not either.

That was the federal government’s problem in Hemani.

Prosecutors tried to use 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) — the federal ban on firearm possession by “unlawful users” of controlled substances — to turn marijuana use into a blanket gun ban.

No violent crime.

No finding of dangerousness.

No proof the firearm was misused.

Just a label.

The Supreme Court rejected that nonsense.

The government cannot take away someone’s Second Amendment rights by pointing to a broad category and pretending that is the same thing as proving a person is dangerous.

A Direct Hit on Red Flag Logic

The implications go beyond marijuana.

The same rotten logic behind the federal drug-user ban is the logic behind “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation laws.

Identify a disfavored person.

Claim they might be dangerous.

Take the guns first.

Sort out due process later.

Texas Gun Rights has fought this garbage for years because it flips the Constitution on its head and treats the Second Amendment like a government-issued permission slip.

If the government wants to disarm someone, it should have to prove actual dangerousness through real due process.

Not fear.

Not political talking points from the gun confiscation lobby.

Proof.

Process.

Constitutional limits.

The same principle is why Texas Gun Rights has fought to restore gun rights for non-violent felons who have served their time, paid their debt, and proven they are living peaceably.

The government should not be able to use stale convictions, vague labels, or broad political categories to permanently erase the Second Amendment without proof of present dangerousness and real due process.

“This ruling is a major reminder that the Second Amendment belongs to peaceable Americans — not just people the government likes,” said Texas Gun Rights President Chris McNutt.

What Hemani Does — and Does Not — Do

Hemani does not give anyone a free pass to misuse firearms.

It does not protect carrying or handling guns while impaired.

And it does not eliminate every prohibited-person law.

But it does draw a line the federal government cannot cross.

Peaceable Americans do not lose their constitutional rights because Washington slaps a label on them.

The Second Amendment is not a permission slip.

And Texas Gun Rights will keep fighting to make sure politicians, prosecutors, and bureaucrats are forced to respect it.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights fight federal overreach, Red Flag Gun Confiscation laws, and every attack on the right to keep and bear arms — without compromise.

Texas-Based Atrius Partners with One Horse to Launch Factory Rifle with Forced Reset Selector

TXGR Staff — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:39:18 +0000

A Texas-based firearm technology company is taking forced reset innovation from the aftermarket to the factory floor.

Atrius Development Group, the Austin company behind the Atrius Forced Reset Selector, has partnered with One Horse to launch the One Horse Express — a factory-built 5.56 rifle equipped with the Atrius FRS right out of the box.

For years, the Biden-ATF tried to demonize forced reset technology and treat peaceable gun owners like criminals for owning devices that still fire only one round per trigger pull.

They failed.

Now forced reset technology is moving into factory rifles.

What Is the Atrius FRS?

The Atrius Forced Reset Selector is a separate and distinct device from the Forced Reset Trigger.

The original Forced Reset Trigger, or FRT, came first. It used the trigger system itself to mechanically force the trigger forward into reset after each shot.

The Atrius FRS takes a different route.

It is a three-position selector for AR-15 platforms with SAFE, SEMI, and SUPER-SEMI settings. When placed in SUPER-SEMI, the selector interacts with the rifle’s fire control group during cycling to force the trigger forward into reset after each round.

The shooter still must press the trigger again for the next shot.

That is the point the ATF never wanted to admit.

Faster reset does not equal machine gun.

Faster follow-up shots do not equal machine gun.

One trigger function still equals one round fired.

The Legal Fight Opened the Door

Texas Gun Rights was on the front lines of the forced reset trigger fight, joining the National Association for Gun Rights and Rare Breed Triggers in the lawsuit against the DOJ and ATF.

The legal issue was simple: federal bureaucrats do not get to rewrite the definition of “machine gun” just because they hate a firearm technology.

Forced reset triggers do not fire multiple rounds with a single function of the trigger.

“Our victory led to marketplace innovation, including the Atrius FRS, a novel and distinct technology covered by the same legal principles” said Chris McNutt, President of Texas Gun RIghts.

That is why the forced reset trigger victory was bigger than one company or one product. It helped crack open the door for forced reset technology to move forward after the ATF tried to shut it down.

And now Atrius and One Horse are walking through that door.

The One Horse Express

The One Horse Express is not being marketed as a hobby build or a loose collection of parts.

It is a factory rifle built around the Atrius FRS.

According to One Horse, the rifle comes with the Atrius Single Side FRS, 5.56 NATO chambering, SOCOM-profile barrel, 1:8 twist, mid-length gas system, 15-inch M-LOK handguard, Breek Warhammer Mod2 charging handle, THRiL grip and stock, and a 30-round magazine.

Atrius says every One Horse Express has the FRS fit, timed, and tested at the factory, offering gun owners a complete rifle built to run with the FRS from day one.

Texas Innovation Beats ATF Intimidation

Atrius’ Texas roots make this especially relevant for Texas Gun Rights members.

Texas has become ground zero for major Second Amendment battles — from forced reset triggers to suppressors, the NFA, and Biden-era ATF overreach.

Again and again, federal bureaucrats have tried to bully gun owners, manufacturers, and innovators into submission.

But gun owners are fighting back and winning.

The Atrius-One Horse partnership is proof that the gun industry is not done innovating just because the gun confiscation lobby throws a fit.

Forced reset technology survived the Biden-ATF’s attacks.

Now it is moving into factory rifles.

That is not just a business story.

It is a Second Amendment victory.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights keep fighting federal overreach and defending the Second Amendment without compromise.

TXGR Scores Platform Win at GOP Convention, Advances Fight to End “Gun-Free” Zones

TXGR Staff — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:32:38 +0000

Texas Gun Rights pushes no-compromise Second Amendment agenda in Houston ahead of 2027 session.

Texas Gun Rights went to the 2026 Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston with one mission:

Put gun rights front and center ahead of the 2027 legislative session.

Mission accomplished.

Thanks to grassroots pressure from pro-gun Texans, the elimination of “gun-free” zones was successfully added as a priority under the Republican Party of Texas’ “End Government Overreach” umbrella.

Because “gun-free” zones do not stop criminals.

They disarm law-abiding Texans.

They create soft targets.

And they leave families defenseless in places where they have every right to protect themselves.

Now, Republican grassroots delegates have helped put ending them on the agenda.

The Platform Is a Tool — Not the Finish Line

Getting the elimination of “gun-free” zones into the Republican Party platform is an important win.

But Texas Gun Rights has never relied on platform language alone to defend the Second Amendment.

Time and again, TXGR has proven that when gun owners are informed, organized, and mobilized, they can force action in Austin — with or without permission from party insiders.

A platform priority helps.

It gives grassroots activists another tool to hold lawmakers accountable.

But the real power has always been the same:

Gun owners.

Phone calls.

Emails.

Lobby days.

Public pressure.

And politicians knowing TXGR members are watching.

That is how Constitutional Carry was passed.

That is how red flag gun confiscation was banned in Texas.

And that is how the next round of pro-gun reforms will be won in 2027.

Pro-Gun Leaders Rally with TXGR

TXGR’s booth became a major gathering point for gun owners, delegates, lawmakers, candidates, and grassroots leaders throughout the convention.

Texas Gun Rights hosted successful meet-and-greets with Mayes Middleton, Republican nominee for Attorney General; Brandon Herrera, Republican nominee for Congressional District 32; TXGR’s own Kyle Rittenhouse; and outgoing Republican Party of Texas Chairman Abraham George.

Chairman George played an important role in helping bring Speaker Dustin Burrows and Governor Greg Abbott to the table during key conservative policy fights — proving that grassroots pressure can still force action when applied at the right time.

TXGR also held multiple meetings with lawmakers and pro-gun leaders to discuss the next phase of the Second Amendment fight in Austin.

The message from Houston was clear:

Gun owners are organized.

Gun owners are paying attention.

And gun owners expect results.

No More Excuses

For too long, politicians have treated the Second Amendment like a campaign slogan.

They show up during election season.

They talk tough.

They pose for pictures.

Then too many of them head to Austin and start looking for excuses to water down, delay, or kill serious pro-gun legislation.

Texas Gun Rights is working to end that pattern.

The addition of “eliminating gun-free zones” as a party priority is not the finish line.

It is the starting gun.

Now lawmakers need to take that grassroots demand and turn it into action when the Legislature returns in 2027.

No more hiding behind procedure.

No more blaming leadership.

No more telling gun owners to wait.

The Republican grassroots have spoken.

Now Republican lawmakers need to deliver.

Texas Gun Rights will be there every step of the way — mobilizing gun owners, pressuring politicians, exposing excuses, and fighting to move the no-compromise Second Amendment agenda from the platform to the law books.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights mobilize gun owners and force the no-compromise Second Amendment agenda to the front of the 2027 legislative fight.

Gun Owners Fired Cornyn. Now They Must Stop Talarico.

TXGR Staff — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:31:50 +0000

Texas gun owners just ended John Cornyn’s anti-gun career.

Now, James Talarico is trying to woo Cornyn’s supporters by selling himself as a reasonable, faith-talking moderate.

Gun owners should not buy it.

Behind the polished image is the same old gun confiscation agenda Texans have rejected for years.

During his time in the legislature, he opposed “constitutional carry,” backed “red flag” laws, bans on commonly owned firearms, storage mandates, and gun owner registration schemes.

Now, Talarico is pushing the Left’s favorite “middle path” language — the kind of soft rhetoric politicians use when they want to restrict your rights without saying the quiet part out loud.The gun confiscation lobby knows Texas will not fall for another Beto-style campaign built on openly taking firearms away from law-abiding citizens.

So now they are repackaging the same agenda with softer words, Religious language, and a calm tone.

Cornyn Was the Warning Shot

Cornyn had the money, the lobbyists, the consultants, and the D.C. machine.

Gun owners had the truth.

Texas Gun Rights exposed Cornyn through mail, texts, emails, digital outreach, and relentless grassroots pressure.

Gun owners fired him.

That victory proved what the political class fears most: when gun owners are informed, organized, and mobilized, they can beat the machine.

But replacing John Cornyn with James Talarico would not be a Second Amendment victory.

It would be trading someone who caved to the gun confiscation lobby — for someone openly being their cheerleader.

November Is the Fight

The gun confiscation lobby is not giving up on Texas.

They know if they can send James Talarico to the U.S. Senate, they will have a reliable vote for their national gun ban agenda.

Texas cannot let that happen.

Texas must not send another gun grabber to Washington.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights educate and mobilize pro-gun Texans ahead of the November election.

Democrats File Bill to Criminalize Hearing Protection

TXGR Staff — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:31:16 +0000

The HEAR Act would turn millions of lawful suppressor owners into criminals.

Washington Democrats are at it again.

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman has reintroduced the so-called HEAR Act, a bill that would ban the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, and possession of firearm suppressors.

In plain English: Democrats want to criminalize hearing protection.

Suppressors are not Hollywood “silencers.”

They do not make firearms silent.

They reduce noise, protect hearing, improve safety at the range, help hunters avoid permanent hearing damage, and make firearms training safer and more responsible.

That is why millions of Americans own them legally.

That is why hunters, sport shooters, instructors, veterans, and ordinary gun owners use them.

And that is why the gun confiscation lobby wants them banned.

Because this was never really about “public safety.”

It is about control.

Registration Today, Confiscation Tomorrow

Suppressors are already among the most heavily regulated items in America.

For decades, law-abiding Americans have had to submit paperwork, fingerprints, photographs, background checks, registration documents, and a federal tax just to purchase one.

They followed the rules.

They registered their property.

They waited on the ATF.

Now Democrats want to make possession itself a crime.

That is the entire gun confiscation agenda in one bill: force gun owners into a federal registry, then use that registry to come after them later.

The HEAR Act reportedly includes a federal “buy-back” program — which is Washington-speak for surrender your property or become a criminal.

That is not a buy-back.

The government never owned these suppressors in the first place.

It is confiscation.

Suppressors Should Not Be Treated Like Contraband

There is nothing radical about protecting your hearing.

There is nothing dangerous about reducing noise at a shooting range.

There is nothing criminal about owning a device that makes firearms safer and more comfortable to use responsibly.

The only reason suppressors are treated like contraband is because politicians and bureaucrats have spent decades lying about them.

A suppressor is a firearm accessory.

It should be treated like one.

That is why Texas Gun Rights supports bills like the SHUSH Act — the Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing Act.

The SHUSH Act would remove suppressors from the National Firearms Act and Gun Control Act, ending the federal tax, registration scheme, and bureaucratic hurdles that punish law-abiding gun owners for wanting to protect their hearing.

No more bans.

No more registries.

No more ATF paperwork.

No criminalizing millions of Americans who did everything the government told them to do.

Texas Gun Rights will keep fighting to expose every attempt to turn ordinary gun owners into criminals — whether it comes from Congress, the ATF, or the gun confiscation lobby’s army of anti-gun politicians.

Suppressors are not the problem.

The politicians trying to ban them are.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights fight the gun confiscation agenda and defend law-abiding gun owners without compromise.

NRA Foundation Rebrand Proves the Fight Was Always About Control

TXGR Staff — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:30:18 +0000

More than $200 million in donor-funded gun-rights assets may now sit beyond NRA member accountability

The NRA civil war just entered a new phase.

The NRA Foundation — created decades ago to raise tax-deductible money for firearm safety, education, training, and programs tied to the NRA’s mission — has reportedly rebranded itself as the 1791 Foundation.

And at the center of the fight is more than $200 million in donor-funded assets.

That should alarm every gun owner in America.

Because this fight was never really about “reform.”

It was about control.

Earlier this year, Texas Gun Rights reported that the NRA sued its own Foundation, accusing it of misusing roughly $160 million raised alongside the NRA name, freezing support for NRA programs, and continuing to benefit from NRA branding while operating as a hostile entity.

Now, according to AmmoLand, the former NRA Foundation has rebranded as the 1791 Foundation after court-ordered governance changes allowed its trustees to rewrite bylaws, break away from NRA control, and take the Foundation’s treasury with them.

In other words:

The old guard may have lost control inside the NRA.

But they found another pile of donor money to fight over.

Donors Deserve Answers

For years, Wayne LaPierre and his allies presided over one of the most embarrassing collapses in gun-rights history.

Private jets.

Luxury suits.

Sweetheart contracts.

Financial scandals.

Declining membership.

And all the while, grassroots gun owners were told to keep writing checks.

Now many of the same insiders, former board members, and LaPierre-era figures who stood silent while the NRA bled credibility are suddenly talking about independence, ethics, and protecting donor money.

That is rich.

Where was that outrage when LaPierre was burning through member trust?

Where were the reformers when the NRA was losing members, losing influence, and losing the confidence of the very gun owners it claimed to represent?

Gun owners do not need another rebrand.

They need accountability.

A Name Change Does Not Fix the Problem

Calling the NRA Foundation the “1791 Foundation” does not answer the central question:

Who controls the money?

Gun owners gave to support the Second Amendment, firearm safety, training, education, and the broader gun-rights mission.

They did not donate so insiders could play shell games with foundations, bylaws, trademarks, and control of a massive treasury.

This is exactly why grassroots gun owners have grown tired of the D.C. gun lobby.

For too long, too many national organizations treated gun owners like an ATM while insiders protected themselves, protected their friends, and protected the institution at all costs.

Texas Gun Rights has a different model:

No compromise.

No insider games.

No excuses.

TXGR fights in the open — mobilizing gun owners, pressuring politicians, passing legislation, exposing betrayals, and holding both parties accountable.

The Second Amendment movement does not need more recycled leadership hiding behind new logos.

It needs fighters.

It needs transparency.

And it needs organizations willing to put gun owners first.

The NRA Foundation fight was not the end of the scandal.

The 1791 Foundation may be the next chapter.

And gun owners should be watching closely.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights keep fighting for the Second Amendment without compromise.

TXGR Taking No-Compromise 2A Agenda to Houston GOP Convention

TXGR Staff — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:28:57 +0000

Texas Gun Rights is heading to the 2026 Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston this week with one mission:

Make sure gun rights stay front and center heading into the 2027 legislative session.

After a landmark session for gun owners in Austin and major political victories across Texas, TXGR is now working to make sure Republican grassroots activists, delegates, precinct chairs, candidates, and lawmakers are ready for the next round of Second Amendment fights.

Because the gun confiscation lobby is not taking a break.

Anti-gun politicians are already preparing for the next legislative session.

And too many establishment Republicans still need to be reminded that defending the Second Amendment is not optional.

That is why Texas Gun Rights is going to Houston.

The 2027 Fight Starts Now

At this year’s RPT Convention, Texas Gun Rights will be working to advance a bold Second Amendment agenda ahead of the 2027 legislative session.

That includes:

Kyle’s Law — protecting law-abiding Texans from financially devastating civil lawsuits after they have been cleared criminally for lawful self-defense.

No Tax on Constitutional Rights — eliminating state and local sales taxes on firearms, ammunition, firearm accessories, and firearm safety equipment.

Abolishing “Gun-Free” Zones — ending the patchwork of laws that disarm law-abiding Texans in places they have every right to be.

Second Amendment Preservation Act — prohibiting state and local officials from helping enforce federal gun control laws, orders, or regulations that are more restrictive than Texas law.

These are the kinds of bold reforms Republican grassroots delegates should demand from lawmakers in 2027.

But the Austin establishment is not going to advance them without pressure.

Texas Gun Rights knows that better than anyone.

Every major pro-gun victory in Austin has taken grassroots heat, relentless pressure, and gun owners refusing to let politicians hide behind excuses.

Meet TXGR in Houston

Texans attending the RPT Convention should stop by the Texas Gun Rights booth to meet the team, learn more about the 2027 legislative agenda, and connect with pro-gun leaders from across the state.

TXGR will also be hosting booth appearances with some of the strongest pro-gun Republicans on the November ballot and in the movement, including:

Brandon Herrera, nominee for Congressional District 23 — Thursday, 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Mayes Middleton, nominee for Attorney General — Friday, 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Ken Paxton, nominee for U.S. Senate — Time TBD
Kyle Rittenhouse — Time TBD
And more to be announced

TXGR will also be joined at the booth by Ryan Flugaur, Vice President of the National Association for Gun Rights, Texas Gun Rights’ national affiliate.

Convention attendees will be able to connect with pro-gun leaders, talk with TXGR staff, and learn how to help mobilize gun owners for the fights ahead.

Gun Owners Must Set the Agenda

The Republican grassroots should not wait for Austin politicians to decide which gun bills are “safe” enough to support.

Gun owners should set the agenda.

That means demanding real reforms.

It means refusing to accept excuses.

And it means making sure every Republican lawmaker understands that gun owners expect action — not campaign slogans.

The 2027 fight for gun rights starts now.

Texas Gun Rights is going to Houston to make sure pro-gun Texans are ready.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights mobilize gun owners, pressure politicians, and force the no-compromise Second Amendment agenda to the front of the 2027 legislative fight.

Data Destroys the Gun Confiscation Lobby’s Carry Narrative

TXGR Staff — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:28:03 +0000

The gun confiscation lobby has spent decades warning that lawful carry would lead to chaos.

They said ordinary citizens could not be trusted with firearms in public.

They said more concealed carry would mean more crime.

They said Constitutional Carry would put Texans in danger.

The data says otherwise.

Research from the Crime Prevention Research Center shows concealed carry permit holders remain among the most law-abiding groups in America.

In Florida and Texas, concealed carry permit holders are convicted of firearms-related violations at roughly one-twelfth the rate of police officers.

Police officers already commit crimes at far lower rates than the general public.

So when permit holders are convicted of firearms-related violations at an even lower rate than law enforcement, the gun confiscation lobby’s narrative collapses.

Lawful carriers are not the problem.

Criminals are.

The Fear Campaign Failed

Anti-gun politicians rely on fear.

Fear of Texans carrying handguns.

Fear of families defending themselves.

Fear of ordinary citizens refusing to remain helpless.

But millions of Americans have carried firearms legally for years, and the numbers are clear:

Permit holders are overwhelmingly responsible and law-abiding.

The same is true in states with Constitutional Carry.

Texas restored Constitutional Carry despite hysterical warnings from the anti-gun Left. The gun confiscation lobby predicted disaster.

It did not happen.

That is because criminals do not obey permit requirements, gun-free zones, magazine bans, or background check schemes.

Those laws burden the people least likely to commit crimes in the first place.

Permit Numbers Undercount the Real Story

The CPRC report also makes clear that permit data now understates how many Americans are legally carrying.

Why?

Because 29 states now have Constitutional Carry, meaning law-abiding citizens can carry without begging the government for a permission slip.

In those states, permit numbers can fall even as the number of people legally carrying rises.

That matters in Texas.

Texas is already a Constitutional Carry state, yet it still has roughly 1.58 million active carry permits — one of only five states with more than one million permit holders.

And nationwide, CPRC reports there are still more than 21.4 million concealed carry permits across the country.

In other words, lawful carry is not rare.

It is mainstream.

And the people doing it are overwhelmingly responsible.

Facts Beat Gun Control Talking Points

Texas Gun Rights has long argued that public policy should be based on facts, not fear.

The facts show lawful carriers are not a public-safety threat.

The facts show gun owners can be trusted to carry responsibly.

And the facts show the gun confiscation lobby’s attacks on concealed carry, Constitutional Carry, and armed self-defense are built on propaganda — not reality.

This is why Texas must keep expanding and defending the right to keep and bear arms.

That means protecting Constitutional Carry.

That means abolishing “gun-free” zones that leave law-abiding Texans defenseless.

That means passing Kyle’s Law to protect lawful self-defenders from financially devastating civil lawsuits.

And it means rejecting every attempt to punish Texans who simply want to defend themselves and their families.

This debate should not be decided by emotional headlines or gun control talking points.

It should be decided by reality.

And reality is not on the side of the gun confiscation lobby.

Lawful carry is not a fringe movement.

It is a mainstream exercise of a constitutional right.

The Second Amendment is not a government-issued privilege.

It is a constitutional right.

And the data proves gun owners can be trusted to exercise it.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights keep exposing the gun confiscation lobby’s lies and fight for the pro-gun reforms needed to keep Texans free.